Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2023

As I was contemplating a classic book “ Dead Companies Walking ,” by Scott Fearon, who runs a hedge fund that profits from businesses headed toward bankruptcy, I realized that his insights on the common ways that mature companies often doom themselves apply equally well to startups. Relying on an old formula for success. Fail fast and pivot.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Before Jobs returned to the business in 1997, its sales, and popularity all steadily declined for 12 years, nearly driving it into bankruptcy. Seven years ago I launched a business that would eliminate my savings and push me to the verge of bankruptcy within 18 months. Thanks to notably Erin LaCkore, LaCkore Couture ! #8-

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2020

As I was contemplating a classic book “ Dead Companies Walking ,” by Scott Fearon, who runs a hedge fund that profits from businesses headed toward bankruptcy, I realized that his insights on the common ways that mature companies often doom themselves apply equally well to startups. Relying on an old formula for success. Fail fast and pivot.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

It goes without saying, this is exactly how I would prove causality if I was running social media campaigns on Twitter, Ren Ren or vKontakte. 6: Closing Thoughts: Two Crazy Social Media Lessons. It is what you are asked to hunt for at every turn by Facebook and Social Media Gurus. Facebook Sponsored Stories.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2016

As I was reading a recent book “ Dead Companies Walking ,” by Scott Fearon, who runs a hedge fund that profits from businesses headed toward bankruptcy, I realized that his insights on the common ways that mature companies often doom themselves apply equally well to startups. Relying on an old formula for success. Fail fast and pivot.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2015

As I was reading a new book “ Dead Companies Walking ,” by Scott Fearon, who runs a hedge fund that profits from businesses headed toward bankruptcy, I realized that his insights on the common ways that mature companies often doom themselves apply equally well to startups. Relying on an old formula for success. Fail fast and pivot.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 1, 2016

In the last couple of years as digital marketing has got more complex with social media and content playing an ever larger role I needed a team to help me cover all the bases. We asked ourselves – How can social media and commerce exist in harmony? This created a power vacuum that was filling quickly by Amazon.

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